HD Graphics 400 vs Quadro 400
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Quadro 400 with HD Graphics 400, including specs and performance data.
HD Graphics 400 outperforms 400 by a whopping 189% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1367 | 1160 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.01 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 0.87 | 13.43 |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) | Generation 8.0 (2014−2015) |
| GPU code name | GT216 | Braswell GT1 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 5 April 2011 (15 years ago) | 1 April 2015 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $169 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
Currently popular graphics cards are shown for comparison.
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 48 | 96 |
| Core clock speed | 450 MHz | 320 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 600 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 486 million | 189 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 32 Watt | 6 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 7.200 | 7.200 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.108 TFLOPS | 0.1152 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 2 |
| TMUs | 16 | 12 |
| L2 Cache | 32 KB | no data |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | Ring Bus |
| Length | 163 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | DDR3 | DDR3L |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 770 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 12.32 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | no data | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort | Portable Device Dependent |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_1) | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | + |
| CUDA | 1.2 | - |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.36 | 1.04 |
| Recency | 5 April 2011 | 1 April 2015 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 32 Watt | 6 Watt |
HD Graphics 400 has a 65% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 94% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 65% more advanced lithography process, and 81% lower power consumption.
The HD Graphics 400 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro 400 in performance tests.
Be aware that Quadro 400 is a workstation graphics card while HD Graphics 400 is a notebook one.
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